#LearningSpringBoot – 1st edition vs 2nd edition

Something I have unique insight into is what the approach to the 2014 1st edition vs. the 2017 soon-to-be 2nd edition. Most “next editions” are written by other authors. Not here.

I wrote the first by myself and I’m writing the second one now.

The 1st edition was relatively short. I had pitched ten chapters but Packt would only greenlight five. It’s only fair to point out that Spring Boot had just reached 1.0 GA release only a few months before my pitch. It wasn’t a “proven” technology yet.

So I pushed forward. With just five chapters, I narrowed the scope to the most critical things people wanted.

All these things are various facets where Spring Boot kicks major booty. And I plan to cover all of them. My goal is to write a down-to-earth title that helps people build Real World apps. Spring Boot is such a popular tool for serving customer needs, I can’t wait to deliver.